Tiger Shroff firing: handlers fed shooters updates by phone, told them to flee once faces aired

Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff was fired at indiscriminately in Mumbai's Juhu area on 18 October, and he was injured in the attack. The investigation has now revealed a startling detail: every piece of information about the attack was reaching its mastermind. Police are trying to trace the person who was giving the shooters all these instructions.

The probe has found that the attack was carried out through the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. It has also emerged that other Bollywood celebrities, and not only Tiger, were on the attackers' target list. Police have so far arrested more than 10 accused, including some boys and girls.

As the investigation progresses, police are getting new information. It is now clear that the attack was part of a well-planned conspiracy. The shooters were also being guided on where and how to flee after the attack and where to hide.

News of the attack ran in the media and the faces of the accused also came to light. Watching these reports, the handlers kept giving the attackers further updates and instructions by phone calls and messages from time to time. They had been told to leave Mumbai immediately as soon as their faces appeared in the media. Police are now trying to find out who was passing on this information.

On the day of the incident, Tiger had come out after playing football in Juhu. While sitting in his car, he was about to speak to a fan when the shooters fired seven rounds directly at the side where he sat. Two shooters fled after firing a rapid volley. Tiger's driver and a YouTuber were also injured in the firing. Tiger himself was also hurt.

Video of the firing was shown in the media and the accused's faces were visible in it. After this, the handler told the attackers that their faces had been shown on television, and that they should leave quickly and reach a safe place.

The handlers and the attackers were connected to each other not through the mobile network but through encrypted apps and calls running over the internet. The Mumbai Crime Branch has so far arrested more than 10 accused in the case.

Among them, Phulsingh, Rehan Ansari and Ritik Mahto were arrested from Kota. Kunal Singh, Sumit Sorolia, Radha Verma and Babita Rao have been arrested from Delhi and Haryana on charges of supplying weapons and helping. Sameer, Jatin and Ankit Khatak have been arrested from Sonipat.